A vulnerability in file could lead to a Denial of Service condition.
Package | sys-apps/file on all architectures |
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Affected versions | < 5.33-r2 |
Unaffected versions | >= 5.33-r2 |
file is a utility that guesses a file format by scanning binary data for patterns.
File does not properly utilize the do_core_note function in readelf.c in libmagic.a.
A remote attacker could send a specially crafted ELF file possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All file users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/file-5.33-r2"
Release date
June 23, 2018
Latest revision
June 23, 2018: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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